Pitcairn Steading And Farmhouse

Dated 1865, probably incorporating earlier fabric. Single and 2-storey, 5-bay, gabled farm steading of linked parallel ranges around open courtyard (now covered) and further range to W (adjoining to N). Coursed and random whinstone rubble with dressed quoins; chamfered arrises and some ashlar-coped skews.

E RANGE CARTSHED AND GRANARY: part grey slates, part sheet metal.

S ELEVATION: symmetrical. Gabled cart arch with panelled datestone at centre; bay to right with timber door, flanking windows and further window to right; outer right gabled bay with door to left. Bay to left of centre with door and flanking windows and converted garage door beyond, outer left bay 2-storey gable end of grain store.

W ELEVATION: 4 cart arches below 2 small windows, and window and door to left below hayloft door with dormerhead breaking eaves, adjoining further low range to NW.

COURTYARD: largely enclosed but inner elevation of W range with blinded door below stone with carved anchor dated 1820.

W RANGE CATTLE COURTS: grey slates.

S ELEVATION: window to outer right.

W ELEVATION: blinded door at centre and buttress to left.

E ELEVATION: advanced blank gable with truncated stack to left, lower slightly advanced finialled blank gable to right and cattle courts at centre with altered entrances; adjoining further low range to NE.

FARMHOUSE: 2-storey, 3-bay, harled farmhouse with painted stone margins.

S ELEVATION: door to centre at ground with windows in flanking bays and regular fenestration at 1st floor. Slated roof, coped ashlar stacks with cans and ashlar coped skews.

BOUNDARY WALLS: coped rubble boundary walls.